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Time in Chinese: 时间 (shí jiān)

shí jiān

time

HSK 2Traditional: 時間2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1time
  2. 2period

Stroke order

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时
间

Zhuyin

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

时间

Simplified

時間

Traditional

Example sentences

See 时间 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 时间飞逝。

    shí jiān fēi shì。

    Time flies.

  • 我没时间。

    wǒ méi shí jiān。

    I have no time.

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Related words

间

jiān

between

时

shí

o'clock

时候

shí hou

time

房间

fáng jiān

room

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

按时

àn shí

on time

当时

dāng shí

then

及时

jí shí

timely

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

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